http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2009/08/31/wheres-the-media/ Brian Fuller's blog on the state of media and communications Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:03:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2009/08/31/wheres-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Brian Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:21:51 +0000 http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/?p=831#comment-1051 How do we pay for this party indeed, Lou. Perhaps something emerges from primordial ooze, if you will, driven by a simple passion. Like Scobel or Malik, maybe someone will emerge dragging an expansive audience with him or her. I think you still need a day job in the early days though. But to your bigger point, did you listen by the Fresh Air segment with Alex Jones (ex-NY Times)? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111985662 It's worth the time. How do we pay for this party indeed, Lou. Perhaps something emerges from primordial ooze, if you will, driven by a simple passion. Like Scobel or Malik, maybe someone will emerge dragging an expansive audience with him or her. I think you still need a day job in the early days though.
But to your bigger point, did you listen by the Fresh Air segment with Alex Jones (ex-NY Times)?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111985662
It’s worth the time.

]]> http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2009/08/31/wheres-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 Lou Covey Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:46:41 +0000 http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/?p=831#comment-1048 One possibility is niche journalists who actually cover the issues, which is what I've been trying to do with New Tech Press. I'm not an engineer, nor do I try to play one on TV. There are lots of good engineers still writing, like Wilson and Day, about engineering issues, but the market still needs guys like us, B, looking at the things being overlooked... like how we pay for this party. One possibility is niche journalists who actually cover the issues, which is what I’ve been trying to do with New Tech Press. I’m not an engineer, nor do I try to play one on TV. There are lots of good engineers still writing, like Wilson and Day, about engineering issues, but the market still needs guys like us, B, looking at the things being overlooked… like how we pay for this party.

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